Just a quick update to keep light snow falling over the Wasatch tonight while periodic snow squalls continue to affect Colroado through Friday morning. Accululations in Aspen and Vail today were in the 5-9 inch range (Aspen had higher amounts) however Friday will still be a good day to get out with 3-7 additional inches likely. The Trifecta storm chase came to an end while I decided to hunker down 1 more day in Utah as it appears that the Great Salt Lake is now kicking in with cold lake effect snow squalls. The Canyons was epic yesterday (12 inches of fresh) while Snowbird was epic today with a storm total of over 26 inches. Mineral Basin and the Road to Provo were closed today so Friday will be another deep epic day if you catch the openings in the morning. I decided to camp out for a sure bet! 

A very powerful storm will impact the Northwest beginning early Friday and continuing through Saturday morning (18-24 inches). This will be unusually cold for this time of year with snow levels dropping to 2,000 feet making for some of the best conditions for Crystal, Baker, ajd Stevens all year. This wil impact the northern Rockies on Saturday and Sunday.  A even wetter but warmer storm is on tap for late Monday through Wednesday for the intermountain West. I will issue a statement on thsi storm by the end of the weekend.

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